Skye v. White

LABORDE, Judge.

Defendants, United Van Lines and William D. White d/b/a Bud White Moving and Storage, appeal a default judgment holding them liable for damages to furniture owned by plaintiff, Wanda McGowen Skye. We reverse. We hold that the trial court erred in confirming a default judgment without plaintiff’s proof of every essential element of her cause of action.

MOTION TO DISMISS THE APPEAL

We first consider appellee Skye’s motion to dismiss the appeal.

Skye moves to dismiss the appeal on the following grounds: no transcript was made of the evidence, the record contains no written reasons…